Bill Reed

Reed was brought up in Warwickshire. After leaving school, he worked with a local firm as an apprentice stonemason. He joined the TA in April 1939 and was posted to Sinagpore in 1942. He was a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1958, Bill suffered a complete mental breakdown which was directly linked to his time as a POW of the Japanese. After his recovery, he set up his own building company which he and his business partner ran successfully for a number of years. There after he returned to his...See more

Reed was brought up in Warwickshire. After leaving school, he worked with a local firm as an apprentice stonemason. He joined the TA in April 1939 and was posted to Sinagpore in 1942. He was a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1958, Bill suffered a complete mental breakdown which was directly linked to his time as a POW of the Japanese. After his recovery, he set up his own building company which he and his business partner ran successfully for a number of years. There after he returned to his trade as a stonemason, spending the remainder of his working life at the National Trust property Knole House in Sevenoaks, Kent. See less

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